My wife and I have a 4 year-old Poodle/Schnauzer
mix named Teddy. We have had him since he was a cute young
puppy, but as he matured, he became very territorial and
extremely dominant. He would become aggressive if anyone
challenged him, and would not hesitate to bite to get his
message across. We always dealt with the problem by avoiding
him or bribing him by trading treats for better behavior.
Needless to say, when friends and family were around, we
were very stressed because we were always nervous that Teddy
would bite someone, which had already happened one too many
times in the past. We wanted to change this behavior, and
attempted multiple training techniques, but Teddy's behavior
remained the same. We even sought out a behaviorist, but
again, nothing seemed to change.

We always considered Teddy "our
baby", but we were now expecting our first child,
and facing the dilemma of what to do with Teddy. We both
wanted to keep him in our lives, but with the baby coming,
his aggressive behavior could no longer be tolerated.

One day, while searching the web,
I came across Canine Magic. We made an appointment to
meet Terry, and she convinced us to give Teddy one last
chance.

Since the first day she came to our
house, the change in Teddy has been overwhelming. He immediately
developed positive habits of entering his crate or going
to "his place" at our command. These are two
huge examples of where we are now in control over him,
and the growling and biting are now a thing of the past.

Since the day our son came home from
the hospital, Teddy has shown respect to us as well as
the baby. He now happily follows our commands, and has
become a pleasure to live with. We have since had numerous
guests to our home visiting our baby, and everyone has
commented on the positive changes they've seen in Teddy.